Mahaska Health Partnership joins with Psychiatrist Patricia Kinne, MD, to educate public on Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Mental Illness
Mahaska Health Partnership
OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership joins with Psychiatrist Patricia Kinne, MD, to present “When Bad Things Happen: Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events.”
This special presentation will be held on May 3 at 7:00 pm at the Oskaloosa Public Library. The presentation is a Speak Up for Kids! event, designed to help educate the public to recognize the signs and symptoms of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders and get the help they need.
A project of the Child Mind Institute (CMI) and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), sponsored by Hunter Boot and Parents magazine, Speak Up for Kids! aims to have hundreds of mental health professionals sharing information with their communities about child mental health during National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, May 1-7, 2011.
During the Oskaloosa event, Dr. Kinne will be available for a meet and greet from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. Dr. Kinne will begin her psychiatric practice at Mahaska Health Partnership New Directions on June 13, 2011. “As a medical doctor who has worked in the mental health field for more than 30 years, working with children, adolescents and adults; I have had the opportunity to speak with thousands of people. I am passionate about helping children, which is why I felt the Speak Up for Kids! event was a great opportunity to educate the public about helping children.”
“More than 485 participants in 45 states nationwide are poised and ready to Speak Up for Kids!,” says Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, founding president of the Child Mind Institute. “The community lectures are a national demonstration of support for the mental health of our kids, with professionals sharing their expertise about the signs and symptoms of common childhood psychiatric disorders and connecting parents and educators to helpful resources in their local areas.”
“This is a wonderful opportunity to give voice to those who need our help the most and to help educate our communities that childhood mental illnesses are real, common and treatable. We are proud to partner with the Child Mind Institute on this important programming for parents, teachers and ultimately, for children,” says Dr. Larry Greenhill, AACAP President.
To register for this free informational presentation, contact MHP Education Coordinator Carol Gay at 641-672-3162 or cgay@mahaskahealth.org.
